Free Crochet Heart Pillow pattern in color blocks is unique and fun! Choose your favorite colors to customize. The possibilities are endless! Perfect crochet stash buster.
Crochet Stash Buster
This free crochet pattern uses very little yarn and is perfect as a crochet stash buster! Use up those yarn leftovers in a cool, unusual way. Use your creativity to come up with your own color combinations. Try combining different shades of the same color for a more subtle monochromatic effect. Work with darker to lighter shades for an ombre look.
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Free Crochet Heart Pillow Pattern
Instructions are for an 18 inch by 18 inch pillow.
For 16 x 16 follow instructions in parentheses ( ).
This pattern will not work with smaller sizes.
Materials:
#3, lightweight yarn
Used: Baby Bee Sweet Delight Colors:
Sugarplum [lavender] 1/2 ounce or 20 yards aprox
Violet 1.5 ounces or 140 yards aprox
Toy Elephant [medium gray] 1.5 ounces or 140 yards aprox
Airplane [dark gray] .25 ounce or 10 yards aprox
Flannel [light gray] (also used for back panel) 3.75 ounces or 350 yards
Angel [white] 1.25 ounces or 130 yards aprox
Sunkisses [light yellow] (I changed out the color to cream) 1.5 ounces or 140 yards aprox
Banana [bright yellow] .30 ounce or 12 yards aprox
Crochet hook size G/4.25 mm
Yarn needle
Scissors
NOTE: Photos appear above corresponding rows
NOTE 2: Every row will have a total of 61 (55 for 16×16) stitches.
NOTE 3: Carry previous color across the row.
FRONT PANEL
Ch 62 (56)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea ch across. 61 (55) sc for every row. Ch 1. Turn
Rows 2 – 12 (7): sc in 1st sp and ea sp across. Ch 1. Turn
Row 13 (8): sc in 1st 30 sp’s with light gray; 1 sc in next sp with dark gray; sc in next 30 sp’s with light gray. Ch 1. Turn
Row 14 (9): using the same color pattern, sc in 1st 29 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 3 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 29 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
NOTE: Continue in the same color pattern through Row 24
Row 15 (10): sc in 1st 28 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 5 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 28 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 16 (11): sc in 1st 27 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 7 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 27 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 17 (12): sc in 1st 26 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 9 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 26 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 18 (13): sc in 1st 25 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 11 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 25 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 19 (14): sc in 1st 24 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 13 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 24 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 20 (15): sc in 1st 23 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 15 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 23 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 21 (16): sc in 1st 22 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 17 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 22 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 22 (17): sc in 1st 21 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 19 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 22 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 23 (18): sc in 1st 20 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 21 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 20 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 24(19): sc in 1st 19 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 23 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 19 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 25 (20): Change to 2nd color block using lavender and violet. sc in 1st 18 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 25 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 18 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 26 (21): sc in 1st 17 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 27 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 17 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 27 (22): sc in 1st 16 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 29 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 16 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 28 (23): sc in 1st 15 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 31 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 15 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 29 (24): sc in 1st 14 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 33 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 14 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 30 (25): sc in 1st 13 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 35 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 13 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 31(26): sc in 1st 12 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 37 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 12 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 32 (27): sc in 1st 11 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 39 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 11 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Rows 33 (28): sc in 1st 10 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 41 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 10 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 34 (29): sc in 1st 9 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 43 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 9 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 35 (30): sc in 1st 8 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 45 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 8 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 36 (31): sc in 1st 7 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 47 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 7 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 37 – 44 (32 – 39): On Row 37 change to 3rd color block using light gray and white. sc in 1st 6 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 49 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 6 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 45 – 46 (40 – 41): sc in 1st 7 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 47 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 7 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 47 – 48 (42 – 43): sc in 1st 8 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 45 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 8 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 49 – 52 (44 – 47): On Row 49 change to 4th color block using light yellow (I changed this to cream for the photos) and bright yellow. sc in 1st 9 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 43 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 9 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 53 (48) : sc in 1st 10 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 20 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next sp with 1st color; sc in next 20 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 10 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 54 (49): sc in 1st 11 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 18 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 3 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 18 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 11 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 55 (50): sc in 1st 12 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 16 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 5 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 16 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 12 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 56 (51): sc in 1st 13 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 14 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 7 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 14 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 13 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 57 (52): sc in 1st 14 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 12 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 9 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 12 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 14 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 58 (53): sc in 1st 16 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 8 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 13 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 8 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 16 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 59 (54): sc in 1st 18 sp’s with 1st color; 1 sc in ea of next 4 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in next 17 sp’s with 1st color; sc in next 4 sp’s with 2nd color; sc in last 18 sp’s with 1st color. Ch 1. Turn
Row 60 – 69 (55 – 64): With light color of the same color pattern sc in ea sp for 61 sc’s. Cut off yarn at end of last row.
Back Panel
Ch 62 (56) Using your preferred color.
Rows 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea ch across. 61 (55) sc. Ch 1. Turn.
Rows 2 – 69 (64): sc in 1st sp and in ea sp across. 61 (55) sc. Ch 1. Turn. At end of last row tie off yarn.
SEAM
With right sides together, wrong sides facing you, use yarn needle and length of yarn to whip stitch around 3 sides of pillow cover. Turn right side out. Insert pillow. Whip st remaining opening. Tie off yarn.
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